Telegram-herald., 1887-08-30

OPENING or RseNoN0ss L.srNlGHT.
The Fsrst froduusisn ef ~ErEaiaAs" Hsrs-
shs.stSasas-xi As sAe a2a4gsFs a.
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When Tks WoHGerlAa6 opens next week
Cnad Rapids Ray surely take the csEe ss
"a amusement towu Esar theatres Ia
town q e. 900 Inhabitants o1n snly be sx-
oslied y four daily newsp4p psrs-5ut as al
the newspapers appear 10 be delng good
business, n would sppssr that the theatres
should follow suit Iae Insztres depend
spoa rezdlaE people Tor TIER support.
60 Isr the openings have al eeen grand
successes. Stzrtias ia with Tie largest al
olenoe ever seen 80 Powers, ana followed
by the same a. Smiths. kedmonas hand
some theatre was last evening allied frsn
tie orchestra Tssil ~ tie gallery. the ooeA-
sion being tie opening fer the season UNDER
the management Of brady 4 t4rH 0oa-t1s
hrEn DeInE the lessees anc Z. II. GSrN GOD
the manager. Manage OaEw0od las harry
kefchum a. treasurer. a8d Marx Wood
r0h. for many years al Powers, as chitI
usher. The splendid inauguration % the
season last evening bodies good luck 10 tie
new firm. The theatre WAS brilliantly
Lighted and every boz was h.ied.
IN days agone there was farce called
Robert Macaire," which vas won't 10 set
pond. This farce elaborated Is tie luneful
and brilliant "ErmInIe." which New York
and our more favored amusement centres
have been enjoying for some time and Er-
minie' Is tHe opera which the Wilbur
Opera Company, under tie guiss of The
kSgabolds,' presented al kecmonds last
evening. It Is ne6dloes 10 say that many Of
las we're surprised st the completeness Of
TIE company which appeared last evening.
3. i.f a -.
expectation Of tie audience and tlae pretty
chorus girls made Gn especially tine APP
peArance. filling the stage from wing 70
wing and from aat 10 f00tlights. IL is. per
haps, unnecessary 10 discuss Ermlnle" or
is masic AT this time. Manager Wilbur
choOseB-Decauas Of certain little re-
-trictiOns called copyrights - 60 csil
his version Ol II. the Nagabonds." al
Il 0ngh perhaps IL might more appr0 priaIely
be called The Thieves" Susie kiTWin has
been seen here before, and IS really a favor
ite. Her summer al Put-En-Bay seems 20
have streng' hened her vocal powers, and
she sang with ease, and seemed In splendid
spirits last evening. The role of fanch0n
Is Lively, rclleklng enc, aud the Lullaby
song -whioh Is the gem OF TIE opera-was
repeatedly elcOrcd. J. Clarence Duffy
played Glgot. the husband of F4nchon and
the landlord Of the Golden Horn. most ac-
ceptably, anu Julie Christin wss really very
funny IS the Princess PoBp<dour. Mr.
COniey looked and sang well ~ Leon Car
ne; anu the other ladies' anl gentlemen OF
the cast were acceptable. The work of the
opera after that OF Mss Kirwin dey0lyes
upon Robert MacaiTe and Jsegues StrOp. II.
". Ire DsnicK and ~. Il. hohnfe respect
lively. Ma. IRE Denick MADE up Wei Tor
the part, aud nr. kohnle was very funny
IS he cou.d2't very well help being IS
Strop. His song, That's Whet the Dsckey
Birds Say" took, and the whole perform
ance was = merry one. This afternoon
''Er-" The Nagabonds' will be repeated
and tonight the Grand Duchess will be
sung.
The entertainment at Smiths Opera
House last evening was en excellent one
and drew forth rounds of applause from a
large and enthusiastic audience. ~ Gar
oen Party, arfAnSed By Den Howe, opened
the psTformanpe'aud put the audience in
good humor. Green aud Seville. tie popular
sketch team opened toe ol1o with Ireland
as L Is, very funny sketch; Miss Carrie
Fisher the charming vocalist sang well
and received well deserved applause: NAL
colin and Lo-stts are fine trspeze perform
ers aud introduced several new and won
derfnl fests OF agility; Steariing and Earle
rendered in excellent style some fine
vocal selections; Johnny Max made
everybody laugh with ais very funny
Dutch song and dance, Married Against
Tier Will was q very lzughsbte interiude
Miss Susie Wilde sang and danced as grace
fully a. usual: Mss Cora Max has sn ex-
ceedinCly strong and clear voica and her
rendition of several ballads and operate
selections delighted the audience. Frank
aud I0tta Granger. tenor and soprano
vocslists. Esce their first appearance in
this city and their songs were simpiy i'm
Tsense, being called ont several times.
lie Lcretta performed nicely on the
flying rings aud 0. II. kurtz. the wonderful
iuggler closed the Ollo. "A Trail Of Blood
or the Village BlacksIB tn IA five scenes
With Den Howe in the leading role, was a
very funny aflerpiece, the different mem
bers of the company appearing TO good ad.
vantage in the cast.
Manager Fred g. Berger arrived in town
yesterday. Ite reports an excellent bust
ness with Sol Smith Russell in "Eagewood
Folks" 50 fsr this season. Mr. Russell ap-
pears il East Saginaw tonight in Lansing
tomorrow Isfxht in Muskegon Thursday
evening and here on Friday and Saturday
evenings. Edward L. kiddeT's play. writ
ten fos Mr. Russell Will be frat produced in
MusEugoR Thurs dsy evening, and VII be
teeD here Saturday evening. ''RewiteheG
viii Be a sBrD--ss 70 thsafre-gosrs in maaT
respects. II Is founded upon an entirely
new and novel isea, and il il expected a. Al
il viii be ezcruciasingly funny Edge
wood Folks" viii be seen Frdsy evening
and at the Saturday matinee. snd in both
performances Nr. Russell viii Introduce
sil BIZ Ol1-iine sketches and songs. which
has made his nazae household word in
! America.
Miss Mare Wi'sQn beue6t viii occur q;
/ Powers lrF81a Stepteu Der -. Caste" Eiil
! be IFodEced ara J. Willard Brigham viii
be farewell 70 the stage n the character ol
/ GeoTge d Array Mf. Bingham wili manage
the stage for Mise Wilson.
Nsnsger y. 3. Day OF the Wonderland
| returned iE3n New York vesieT5ay lie a
as smi4iDG snd ss gallant es ever snd wi
/ probsoiy os zbout the busiest man in t0vn
/ for the next fe1 days.
"Bewitched.7 the plsy which Manage
I Bsrger has purchase for Sol STnifk
/ Russell wHf esss see fbs fo8tiighfs o
/ Anskegon en- Thursday evening.